Western Association Ball Park: Independence Kansas
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The first night game played by a minor league game occurred between the Independence Producers and the House of David team. The House of David was a a semi-professional team that played exhibition games and barnstormed with the Negro Leagues teams. Caption: The first official night baseball game in the minor league was played in Independence, Kansas, on April 17, 1930.
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Was the First Professional Night Baseball Game Played in Des Moines?
Much debate has been held over where the first night professional baseball game was played. In the late 1920s, minor league baseball attendance was slowly declining and night baseball was viewed as a way to rejuvenate interest in the…